Game of skill



June 3 1924.

A. NEBLE GAME OF SKILL Filed Jan. A1o 1922 JMW @y Patented June 1924.

UNiTED s'rATss AnNoLn NEBLE, or I-roBoKEN, NEW JERSEY.

Grainsy `or SKILL.

Application filed January 10, 1922. Serial No.- 528,154.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ARNOLD NEBLE, a

citizen of Denmark, and resident of Hoboken, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Games of Skill,

of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to games of skill,

in which a number of players participate with the view of one of them winning a contest by more skillful manipulation of a particular unit in the game than the other players.

The object of this invention is to provide a novel form of game in which each unit comprises means for operating a moving picture machine, the whole being arranged and constructed in such a manner that the player who first finishes the projection of a film wins the game.

Accordingly my invention is embodied in a game of skill constructed and arranged as hereinafter set forth, while reference is had to the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a sectional view of a game of skill embodying my invention.

'Figure 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of the game.

The reference numeral 3 denotes a housing for the game provided with a preferably dark partition 4 on which are mounted a plurality of suitable translucent screens 5, 5. A shelf 6 may be provided for the display of merchandise or souvenirs to be given as prizes for the game. A platform 7 extends between the partition 4 and a counter 8.

Upon the counter is mounted a plurality of imitation moving picture machines 9, 9 provided with a handle 10. Each machine 9 is aligned with a screen 5. The handle 10 is secured to a shaft 11 which carries a bevel gear 12 for driving another bevel gear 13 secured to the governor shaft 14. A governor 15 is mounted on the shaft 14 and carries clutch members 16 adapted to engage -clutchmembers 17 on a driven shaft 18. To the latter is secured a pulley 19 Vwhich drives the film operating shaft 20 in a moving picture machine 21 by means of a belt 22 and pulley 26.

The moving picture or projection machine 21 is a standard self contained unit adapted to project a film 23 on a screen 5 to be seen from thefrontof the device by the players who stand in front of the counter 8.

The numeral 24 represents a clutching` meansfor clutching the pulley 19 to the shaft 18. VThe clutch 24 is operated by suitable means 25.

Each unit in the device comprises .an imitation machine 9, a projection machine 21, a screen 5 and the mechanism for operating the machine V21 from the handle 10. The clutch operating means 25 is preferably common to all the clutches 24.

The details of the governor mechanism and other means for operating the shaft 20 are indicated very briefly because such mechanisms are well known in the prior art.

In playing the game the operator releases all the clutches 24 and each moving picture machine is provided with a film 23 of equal lengths for all the machines. Each player selects a. unit and at a given signal, the operator clutches all the pulleys 19 to their respective driven shafts 18. Each player now tries to operate his unit at the greatest possible speed to finish his film without breaking the connection between the clutch members 16 and 17. If the player turns the handle 10 too slowly, the film will not be projected fast enough to win the game. And if he turns the handle too quickly, the governor will lift the members 16 out of engagement with the members 17 and the unit will cease operating.

Hence each player must exercise great skill in operating his unit at the proper or critical speed to win the game.

The player who first finishes his film wins the game. It will further be understood that I may use devices disclosed in the prior art for further, and perhaps automatic, indication of the winner.

The novelty of seeing a plurality of moving picture plays being run off simultaneously together with the novel feature of having each player think that he is actually operating a moving picture machine makes this game of skill a very amusing and interesting apparatus.

It will have been observed that while the invention is disclosed herein in all its elements, nevertheless no attempt has been made to limit myself to precise details of construction and the like. Such matters being properly within the purview of a person skilled in the art and susceptible of changes and alterations Within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim l. The combination of a main structure including a partition, a plurality ol translucent screens mounted ron said partition, a plurality of motion picture apparatus arranged on the one side of said partition to project their films on thesaid screens and mechanism arranged on the opposite side of said partition for operating said motion picture apparatus.

2. A plurality of motion picture apparatus, means `for operating the same, said means 'including` a plurality of imitation movanT picture apparatus, a plurality of' screens on which the said lrst named motion picture apparatus are adapted to project their lihns and a. partition for supporting said screens arranged between the said two sets of motion picture apparatus.'

are adapted to project their films and means between said ojiera'ting mechanisms and said real motion picture apparatus for operating the latter.

4. A partition, a plurality oi' translucent screens thereon, a plurality oi real motion picture apparatus mounted to the one sido of said Vpartition and adapted to project the films tl'rereof on the said screens, a plurality of operatingmechanism arranged ou the opposite side of said partition, a plurality of imitation moving picture apparatus arranged tol hide said operating mechanisms and means lbetween the latter and the said real motion picture apparatus for operating the latter.

ARNOLD NEBLE. 

